Council of the Law Society of NSW v Hancock (No 2) [2013] NSWADT 180

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the Law Society of NSW v Hancock (No 2) [2013] NSWADT 180 Hearing dates: 16 July 2013 Decision date: 13 August 2013 Jurisdiction: Legal Services Division Before: M Chesterman, Deputy President M Riordan, Judicial Member E Hayes, Non-judicial Member Decision: 1. The name of the Respondent is to be removed from the local Roll. 2. The Respondent is to pay the Applicant's costs of and incidental to these proceedings, as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: Solicitor - disciplinary application - finding of professional misconduct - whether removal from Roll warranted Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 Legal Profession Act 1987 Legal Profession Act 2004 Cases Cited: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Clapin (No 2) [2011] NSWADT 246 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Hancock [2009] NSWADT 201 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Hancock [2010] NSWADT 121 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Hancock [2013] NSWADT 63 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Hancock (No 2) [2009] NSWADT 327 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Power [2008] NSWCA 135; (2008) 71 NSWLR 451 Health Care Complaints Commissioner v Wingate (2007) 70 NSWLR 323 New South Wales Bar Association v Cummins (2001) 52 NSWLR 279; [2001] NSWCA 284 NSW Bar Association v Meakes [2006] NSWCA 340 Prothonotary v P [2003] NSWCA 320 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Livanes [2012] NSWCA 325 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Nikolaidis [2010] NSWCA 73 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Sukkar [2007] NSWCA 341 Ex parte Tziniolis; Re Medical Practitioners Act (1966) 67 SR (NSW) 448 Re Veron; Ex parte Law Society of New South Wales [1966] 1 NSWR 511 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Council of the Law Society of New South Wales (Applicant) John Leslie Hancock (Respondent) Representation: Counsel S Barnes (Applicant) D Allen (Respondent) Council of the Law Society of NSW (Applicant) Hancocks Solicitors (Respondent) File Number(s): 122006